Feel free to use my referral code if you enlist and get 5000UEC ingame credits: STAR-ZZDD-46RJAlpha 3.3.6 is live featuring a whole new planet including the city Lorville to explore, the first steps of object container streaming for better performance etc.

SC Alpha 3.0 PTU Build is now open to all backers so anyone should be able to download it.Personal opinion: I would not say it´s unplayable but at a stage where it´s far from being enjoyable due to low performance. Well, it´s a test build for an alpha release so don´t expect to much.Edit: https://robertsspaceindustries…tu-3-0-0-all-backers-test

1. If there is one thing that is for certain then it´s the next change of the flight model. The FM in general has been changed a lot and it will be balanced again. It´s like a pendulum until it finds a state where everyone is happy with.

The current focus is only on stability, performance and bug fixing. A pre test of an alpha version

2. Especially in "atmosphere" (as far as you can speak of atmosphere on a moon) all the ships are behaving quiet similar atm. But they already said that this will change depending on the ship you fly AND depending on the planet. A Herald (info runner, no "wings") should drop like a stone without thrusters whereas a Gladius is more like an aircraft.

BTW what you can compare on the moons already is the different gravity (walking/jumping on the surface) and the day/nightime cycles since planetary rotation is implemented.

Oh and here is a chance to win an Anvil Hawk (bounty hunter ship) during this years anniversary sale: Anniversary special week

We had times with 50-60 fps (which is a big step from 20-30fps in 2.6.3) but right now servers cannot handle that many players, yet.

Here is a cargo delivery to Levski with lower graphics quality due to server stress. Those are size 1 Standard Cargo Units which you cannot move personally but there are smaller boxes at wreck sites that you can loot and pick up.

"The goal of this initial PTU release is to increase our total player count in an effort to test concurrency. We also need you to focus on testing the traversal system by quantum traveling, landing on moons, locating and visiting Levski, and just exploring the great expanse of space around Crusader.

Please note that the complete Alpha 3.0 experience is not in this build, as some features are still being implemented and refined. These features will be added to future builds when ready for wider testing."

That also means my NDA has finally been lifted

If one of you gets an invitation I´d be happy to help you out with any steps. The waves of invitaions will continue until its ready to go live but I have no idea when that´s gonna be. There is still a ton of work to do.

dont´t worry about fps. With 2.6.3 you can have a PC that is able to fly you to Mars but still get 30 frames in the game. It is totally related to netcode and server structure.

Expect a boost with 3.0 and mostly 3.1.

I think it is more than a year now that I joined ETF. It can be very very very frustrating to test certain builds or mechanics and no fun at all sometimes but the thing is we are like sitting right next to the devs. We can talk to them via Spectrum and our feedback goes right into the next build which makes the game more enjoyable for everyone.